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#5B8D15

#5b8d15 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5b8d15 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 55.29% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 85.11% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 85°, with 74.07% saturation and 31.76% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2133

Complementary

  1. #5b8d15
  2. #47158d

Split complementary

  1. #5b8d15
  2. #151f8d
  3. #83158d

Analogous

  1. #8d8315
  2. #5b8d15
  3. #1f8d15

Triadic

  1. #5b8d15
  2. #155b8d
  3. #8d155b

Tetradic

  1. #5b8d15
  2. #158d47
  3. #47158d
  4. #8d155b

Square

  1. #5b8d15
  2. #158d83
  3. #47158d
  4. #8d151f

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1203
  2. #304a0b
  3. #5b8d15
  4. #86d01f
  5. #aae655

Shades

#5b8d15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b8d15
  2. #527f13
  3. #497111
  4. #40630f
  5. #37550d
  6. #2e470b
  7. #243808
  8. #1b2a06
  9. #121c04
  10. #090e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b8d15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b8d15
  2. #6b982c
  3. #7ca444
  4. #8caf5b
  5. #9dbb73
  6. #adc68a
  7. #bdd1a1
  8. #ceddb9
  9. #dee8d0
  10. #eff4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b8d15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b8d15
  2. #5f8c20
  3. #628a2a
  4. #668935
  5. #6a8840
  6. #6e874b
  7. #718555
  8. #758460
  9. #79836b
  10. #7c8175
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #728565 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7e24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d8778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #818600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c841f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c895f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b8d15 {
  color: #5b8d15;
}
Background
.bg-5b8d15 {
  background-color: #5b8d15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5b8d15 {
  border: 2px solid #5b8d15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b8d15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 141 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 74% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b8d15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b8d15, #1f8d15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b8d15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 141 21 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 2.91 #568203 Avocado ΔE 4.01 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.10 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.61 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.70 #138808 India Green ΔE 7.88 #008000 Green ΔE 9.79 #a472ea Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#5b8d15  rgb(91, 141, 21)  hsl(85, 74%, 32%)  Olive Drab
#47158d  rgb(71, 21, 141)  hsl(265, 74%, 32%)  Indigo
#155b8d  rgb(21, 91, 141)  hsl(205, 74%, 32%)  Lapis Lazuli
#8d155b  rgb(141, 21, 91)  hsl(325, 74%, 32%)  Boysenberry